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STEP Questions Database

1989

Step: 3

Question: 12 Circular Motion (89-S3-Q12)
Question: 13 SHM (89-S3-Q13)
Question: 14 Moment of inertia (89-S3-Q14)
Question: 15 Uniform distribution (89-S3-Q15)
Question: 16 Elementary probability (89-S3-Q16)

1988

Step: 1

Question: 1 Curve sketching (88-S1-Q1)
Question: 2 Differentiation (88-S1-Q2)
Question: 3 Coordinate geometry (88-S1-Q3)
Question: 4 Elementary geometry (88-S1-Q4)
Question: 5 Binomial expansion (88-S1-Q5)
Question: 6 Complex Numbers (88-S1-Q6)
Question: 7 Quadratic function (88-S1-Q7)
Question: 8 Euclidean geometry (88-S1-Q8)
Question: 9 Integral (88-S1-Q9)
Question: 10 Projectile motion (88-S1-Q10)
Question: 11 Centre of mass (88-S1-Q11)
Question: 12 Equilibrium (88-S1-Q12)
Question: 13 Hooke's Law (88-S1-Q13)
Question: 14 Normal distribution (88-S1-Q14)
Question: 15 Probability distribution (88-S1-Q15)
Question: 16 Pdf (88-S1-Q16)

Step: 2

Question: 1 Binomial expansion (88-S2-Q1)
Question: 2 Quadratic equation (88-S2-Q2)
Question: 3 Polynomial equations (88-S2-Q3)
Question: 4 Complex Numbers (88-S2-Q4)
Question: 5 Trigonometry (88-S2-Q5)
Question: 6 Curve sketching (88-S2-Q6)
Question: 7 Integral (88-S2-Q7)
Question: 8 Differential equation (88-S2-Q8)
Question: 9 Groups (88-S2-Q9)
Question: 10 Vector geometry (88-S2-Q10)
Question: 11 Circular Motion (88-S2-Q11)
Question: 12 Inextensible string (88-S2-Q12)
Question: 13 Friction (88-S2-Q13)
Question: 14 SHM (88-S2-Q14)
Question: 15 Elementary probability (88-S2-Q15)
Question: 16 Normal distribution (88-S2-Q16)

Step: 3

Question: 1 Curve sketching (88-S3-Q1)
Question: 2 Difference equation (88-S3-Q2)
Question: 3 Complex number (88-S3-Q3)
Question: 4 Optimisation (88-S3-Q4)
Question: 5 Geometric sequence (88-S3-Q5)
Question: 6 Trigonometry (88-S3-Q6)
Question: 7 Differential equation (88-S3-Q7)
Question: 8 Coordinate geometry (88-S3-Q8)
Question: 9 Groups (88-S3-Q9)
Question: 10 Polar coordinates (88-S3-Q10)
Question: 11 Friction (88-S3-Q11)
Question: 12 Collision (88-S3-Q12)
Question: 13 Differential equation (88-S3-Q13)

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